Specifications - Lord and Son Construction, Inc.

B. Carpet Edge Guard:
1. Extruded or molded vinyl or rubber of same manufacturer of rubber base of
approved size and profile; color to match rubber base.
2. Provide at all locations where carpet meets sealed/stained concrete.
C. Installation Adhesive: Water-resistant type as recommended by carpet
manufacturer, and which complies with flammability requirements for installed
carpet and which contains no asbestos, and complies with full warranty.
D. Seaming Carpet: Seaming adhesive recommended by carpet manufacturer and
which contains no asbestos.
E. Miscellaneous Materials: As recommended by manufacturers of carpet, and other
carpeting products; and selected by installer to meet project circumstance and
requirements.
PART 3 – EXECUTION
3.1 INSTALLERS
A. Installer must examine substrates for moisture content and other conditions under
which carpeting is to be installed, and notify Contracting Officer and Contractor in
writing of conditions detrimental to proper completion of the work. Do not proceed
until unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.
B. Clear away debris and remove any cementitious deposits, and other foreign matter
which could interfere with adhesive bond, from surfaces to receive carpeting;
vacuum clean immediately before installation.
C. Perform bond and moisture tests on concrete sub-floors to determine if surfaces
are sufficiently cured and dry as well as to ascertain presence of curing
compounds. Moisture that results must be submitted in writing to the Contracting
Officer prior to start of installation.
D. Sequence carpeting with other work so as to minimize possibility of damage and
soiling of carpet during remainder of construction period.
3.2 INSTALLATION
A. General:
1. Comply with manufacturer's instructions and recommendations for seam
locations and direction of carpet; maintain uniformity of direction and lay of
pile. At doors, center seams under doors; do not place seams in traffic
direction at doorways.
2. Extend carpet under open-bottomed obstructions and under removable
flanges and furnishings, and into adjoining alcoves and closets of each space.
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